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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surprises King about Marlowe?
(a) He is an officer.
(b) He is timid despite his size.
(c) He has several books in his possession.
(d) He can speak many languages.

2. On what does Grey splurge?
(a) A night with one of the geisha girls.
(b) A night sneaking out of the camp.
(c) A second cigarette for the day.
(d) A half cup of milk.

3. Who tries to construct a new wireless?
(a) Lt. Grey.
(b) The King.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) McCoy.

4. What does Kurt bring in at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) A different breed of rats that may not carry the plague.
(b) A Korean soldier who wants in on the rat business.
(c) A female rat he has captured.
(d) A new prisoner who worked with rats in a medical lab.

5. What is Daven doing?
(a) Working undercover for the Koreans.
(b) Working on the radio.
(c) Working undercover for Grey.
(d) Raising rats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a worse place than the Changi camp?

2. What did Smedly-Taylor ask of Cox and Daven?

3. What is Vexley's favorite topic in biology class?

4. Who reprimands both Lt. Grey and the man he summons?

5. About what is the King thinking when he spies a man talking with a native?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marlowe astound the King?

2. Describe Max.

3. What is the status of Eve at the opening of Chapter 11?

4. How does Marlowe demonstrate the part of his personality that might be labeled risk taker or thrill seeker?

5. What do the King, Marlowe and Max talk about concerning the rat project?

6. What secret does the King leak to the Australians and how does Marlowe react to the news?

7. Who does Col. Brant reprimand and for what reason?

8. Why does Lt. Grey arrest two of Larkin's men and what is Larkin's response?

9. Why is Lt. Grey happy at the beginning of Chapter 6?

10. What are Lt. Grey's thoughts after being assigned new duties?

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